About 2,500 Confederate defenders under General Lloyd Tilghman fought briefly, then retreated 12 miles (19 km) overland to nearby Fort Donelson to prepare a stronger defensive line.
Some Republicans are deeply pessimistic about the party's chances of defeating Obama in 2012; for them, a flamboyant gadfly like Trump could be just the political stopgap they need to derail a Palin nomination while they prepare a stronger crop of candidates like Christie, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell for full-scale battle in 2016.
On the other side of the river, men worked feverishly to mix cement and prepare a strong base for the bridge.
Our good old-fashioned advice is more relevant than ever -- prepare a strong one-page résumé; do lots of networking with friends, neighbors, local merchants and college alumni; start the process early; and use a multifaceted approach to finding a job, including career fairs, the Internet, on-campus interviewing and volunteer work.
Cellulose nanofibrils and condensed tannins were chosen to prepare a strong, sustainable packaging material.
Accordingly, the molecular imprinting and SPME methods combination would prepare a strong analytical instrumentation which comprises simplicity, flexibility, and the selectivity characteristics of both methods.
My main objective in writing this, though, is not to berate AREA applicants for their incompetence, but to point out that, currently, the standards for AREA grants are pretty low, and that this presents an opportunity for scientists at AREA-eligible institutions who are willing to take the time to prepare a strong application.
Call out the conspiracy theorists, but please leave our men and women out of this intractable mess and prepare a strong defense for our own country.
On 20 September, German General Otto Liman von Sanders, the commander of the Yildirim Army Group, ordered Samakh's German and Ottoman garrison to prepare a strong rearguard defence of the town.
To do a tricep dip, prepare a strong bench or a secured chair.
If you send the whole army to defeat his small troops, he realizes that you will attack him and he can prepare a strong defense.
